The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-20
Life At DUE west.
WHAT A WIDE-AWAKE CORRESPONDENT
HAS SEEN AND HEARD WITHIN A
WEEK.
CoIIart.s and Preachers--.Street Loaf.
ers and Beautiful Woman -. New
Doctors Grave Yards, and Dead
People -. April Fools and Santa
Claus Experiments Presby terial
Meetings and Hospital People.

Rev. D. f. Haddon preach in the Associate
Reformed Presby yterian church yesterday.
enough TO break"
Cattle are dying in and around Due West.
Miss Iucretia brennan Is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Samuel Agnew.
te-day with his daughter, Mrs. \. ID. kenne'
| dy.
A moonlight ride was INDUCED in last week
by some Of the ladies.
Our citizens are becoming clamorouS Tor
the usual calcsthenic exhibition.
Miss Stat'n Wi1eman. Of Troy, Is visiting
her relatives In this summer resort.
The barn of Mrs. II. NJ. Johnson was set on
fire twice last week, but the fire was eXtin-
guished before much damage was done.
Rev. II. D. Lindsay. of Delaware, Is expect
ed here OIL visit 10 his parents In week Or
a small quantity Of hail fell in this vicinity
last Friday.
There is y general desire for a good RAIN
Only small shower yesterday and one this
Mr.. W. ]. Bonner, after being confined to
the house q few days last week, Is out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton OF Lowndesvllle, were
at Mrs. Jas. Magill's last week.
| Mr.. John II. Wren spent Yesterday with bis
family. He returned TO Anderson this morn
Ing.
Mr.. j. II. Holcomb Of Martins Mills passed
through our town last week.
The farmers this delightful weather are vie
| Ing with each other In the enjoyment Of their
seed-timo labor.
The acreage prepared for cotton planting
seems to be as extensive this Spring as ever:
The new town council took charge Of the
citys affairs last Wednesday night. Every
thing being in good repair the machinery
| moved Off nicely.
Our grateful acknowledgment to "Dixie''
of the Messenger for the kindness Of her COM
The silken cords of matrmony were drawn
| tightly and appropriately around pair OF
dusky lovers In our town last week.
This Summer-like weather has persuaded
| Mr.. Samuel Agnew TO furl his cold wave flag.
| The squirrel hunters are baggng stacks oil
game these pretty mornings.
pond seinlng last Friday night. They return
ed Saturday with the usual fisherman's luck
The following deaths occurred last week
near Due West, Mrs. Robt. Bracher. Miss
Nancy Mccain and an infant Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Nance.
We heard q gentleman remark that selling
cotton the middle OF April is like having wa
| termelons OH Christmas. We thought the
Mr. Robt. Mckay is probably the most COM
passionate mouser within n radius OF say,
we'll, modestly put It, "tTenty thousand IS md
leagues, from Due West He s delights M ao;ar TO en-,
how happy the rodents are when liberated,
DR.. Lindsay says 'the street loater IS the
most contemplate of men," We cheerfully
heartily sndorss tse remapK town has his
children taken to ride these pretty afternoons
| in wheelbarrow-
The con!ainer that bottled the hot weather
last autumn suddenly exploded here Tues
| day, 18th. Thermometer 81 degrees.
| There is n report current In our section that
slanders prevail among the stock In the Mar
Two bales OF cotton were sold here on the
18th. This may seem increditable but IT is
positively true. What seemingly impossible
ty will happen next?
county was exhibited on our streets last
week. We are glad to see our people turning
their attention to thoroughbreds In this the
GaoMgaS IaIg VIII IN hs week
the Antreville neighborhood as an appraiser
Rev: WI. Pearson and Mr.. w. T; Cowan
will attend the Grand Lodge Of the knights
of Honor at Anderson this week:
Rev. Mr.. Carter has been invited to preach
| to the colored Baptisls of this place next Sun
day night; He will probably preach;
spent few days with relatives here last
week, on his way TO Presbytery.
Messrs. D. &. Phillips, j. P. Knox and I. G.
State Convention at:Newberry, as the repre-
sentatives of the Y. M. G. A. OF Erskine Col
lege.
DR.. ]. J. Lindsay has entered into partner
drug store business and also In the practice OF
DR.. " A. +. Miller has received an appoint.
ment in the hospital at Philadelphia In which
city he has recently graduated In medicine.
The sermon of Rev. DIR. Lindsay last Thurs,
day evening was attentively listened to and
| well received by full house.
Saturday, the G3d has been fixed MS the day
for cleaning Off the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian cemetery and church grounds. Let
not only the members Of this church. but all
who may have relatives or friends inferred
here, deem 1t duty to assist in this impor.
tant matter. The city OF our dead should not
be neglected.
The meeting of the Second Associate Re
formed Presbytery which met at Generostee
church, Anderson county last Friday was we'll
attended by the citizens of this place. Among
the number are Revs. Drs. Boyce, .Grier and
Pressly. Revs. Messrs. Stewart, Blakey and
Sloan, ]. r. Edwards, w. W. Sadler and ]. L.
PreSsly, Sr.
One OF our young men, who is too feminine
to allow Us to use his name certainly reGeiyed
This white whiskered chestnut consisted OF
sundry articles, from samples OF crochet TO
some Of her papa's ,bacco, but the Intervening
while the fair donor Is doubtless growing fat
in feelings OF having done good job, the
young man lives, q little disfisured but still
on the carpet.
A special friend of ours, q few nights ago,
had NJ real Gordon knot problem TO solve.
To amuse himself and some friends by SOM
mersaulting on the trapeZe he bolted the
the front door of his store and made his exit
therefrom through back window closing the
self.locking shutters behind him. When
through with the athletic performance ne
stood basking in the moon beams till the "wee
sweat producing brow In determining the best
mode Of entrance to the well-locked store.
The Santa Claus metEo cd was finally hit upon
and althouh he imagined 1t somewhat sooty
and did not fancy the precedent he came 10
the conclusion that 1t beat staying out all
night.
The citizens and students Of the town were
treated to lecture last Wednesday evening
by Prof. ], I. Mccain. 1t would be superfiu-
Gus to say that the lecture was an excel! l!ent
one, for the name of the lecturer Is In itself
sufficient evidence Of that. The Elizabethan
Age" was treated in the most Interesting and
Instructive style. and the dry facts of history
were coupled with logical elegance and occa-
sional flashes of wit, to perfect delight or the
large audience and the only regret was that
the speaker concluded to stop.
We find the following In an exchange OF re.
cent date. AS Rev. Mr.. Dannelly was so well
known we are sure 1t VIII DC reaa WIN pleas,
preaching in the Methodist church at Pendle-
ton, S. C., on Il warm day. The church was
crowded. A wealthy lady, slit Ing near tie
pulpit, bad her negro servant bring her water
I'm n large silver cup several times, to the
preachers annoyance. Finally the old man
stopped his discourse suddenly ana SAID
Gal, you needn't bring that silver cup IN any
more-every has seen 1t now The cup
vanished from sight at cnce.
The meeting OF the Second Associate Re-
formed Prcsbytery last week is said TO have
been one of the fullest for several years near
usually large delegation OF elders. The re-
ports from the congregations relative to every
department of the church's work were ex-
ceedngly cheering. Nothing specially out
side the routine business was acted upon. eX-
cept the election or appointment Of an evan
gelist. Rev. DR.. II. II. Sloan was chosen for
this new feature OF work. provided II was
agreeable to his people for him to absent him.
self in hunting UP the scattered sheep and
them. Sermons were delivered by
Rev. G.. f. Todd, J. S. Mills, Rev. DR.. Grier,
Rev. DR.. Phillips, Rev. II. J.. Bradley and inc
theological student, Mr.. Z. W. Sloan. Ihe
hospitality of the people was unbounded.
rhnN nre ministered to by the Rev. CALVIN